1 Queen's Speech (Motion for an Address),-The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed yesterday, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:

Most Gracious Sovereign,

We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;

And the Question being again proposed:-The House resumed the adjourned Debate.

Ordered, That the Debate be now adjourned.-(Mr Clive Betts.)

Debate to be resumed on Monday 11th December.

2 Business of the House,-Ordered, That Notices of Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland tabled for Wednesday 13th December shall apply on Wednesday 20th December, and Notices of Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales tabled for Wednesday 20th December shall apply on Wednesday 13th December.-(Mr Clive Betts.)

3 Adjournment,-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn-(Mr Clive Betts);

And the Motion having been made at half-past Two o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it being then Three o'clock, till Monday 11th December.

[Adjourned at 3 p.m.

Michael J. MartinSpeaker

Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Monday next.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Deregulation,-Draft Deregulation (Sunday Licensing) Order 2000, together with a statement by the Home Office [by Act] [Marjorie Mowlam].

12 Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry,-Government Response to the Eleventh Report from the Defence Committee, Seventh Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Seventh Report from the International Development Committee and Eleventh Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 1999-2000, on Strategic Export Controls: Further Report and Parliamentary Prior Scrutiny [by Command] [Cm. 4872] [Mr Secretary Cook].